Variant Forms
Although the vast majority of haiku published in English appear in three lines, a number of variants can be seen.
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Famous quotes containing the words variant and/or forms:
“I am willing to die for my country is a variant of I am willing to kill for my country.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“The Dada object reflected an ironic posture before the consecrated forms of art. The surrealist object differs significantly in this respect. It stands for a mysterious relationship with the outer world established by mans sensibility in a way that involves concrete forms in projecting the artists inner model.”
—J.H. Matthews. Object Lessons, The Imagery of Surrealism, Syracuse University Press (1977)